The Notes (36 page)

T
here are no
new
sins—old ones are just getting better publicity.

D
on’t close saloons—elec. day any more too many candies.—getting locked in.

I
nfluence is what you think you have until you try to use it.

P
oise is looking like an owl after behaving like a jackass.

A
ll the recipes for success have some ingredients—for nervous brk. down—it’s the amt. of each & the way you mix them that makes the diff.

B
ig difficulty is [in] cutting down govt. expense is the expenses have votes.

A
bsent minded patient went to dr. for a check up—got a handwritten prescription—put in a billfold & forgot to get it filled. Every morning 2 yrs showed it to conductor as a RR pass, 2x got him into a theatre—once a ballgame. Got a raise by showing it to the cashier as a note from the boss. One day laid it down—his daughter played it on the piano & won a scholarship to the Am. Conservatory. He used it to get to her 1st concert.

H
enry Etienne 1531–98—“si jeunesse savior, si viellesse pouvoit” If only youth had the knowledge—if only age had the strength.

C
an’t stand someone talking while he’s interrupting.

I
f at 1st don’t succeed, don’t try Russian Roulette.

I
f at 1st don’t succeed, get a h—l lot advice.

C
ould read “Making of the Pres.” & not know the ending.

F
inally learned to smash the atom—should have given it to the P.O.—smashed everything else.